Federal judge blocks Indiana’s ban on use of student IDs for voting

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 552

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A federal judge issued an order Tuesday blocking an Indiana law that banned the use of college-issued student identification cards for voting.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted the preliminary injunction sought by groups that filed a lawsuit challenging the student ID ban soon after it was approved by the Legislature last year.

Young ruled that the challengers would likely succeed in their arguments that the law “imposes unconstitutional burdens on students …

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